Category: State

Rogan Tokach of Abilene started beekeeping as a 4-H project. In his first year of beekeeping, he was able to get five gallons of honey. “For two hives, and especially for your first year, that’s pretty good,” he said. Tokach...

Voters approve local option budget for USD 231 By a wide margin, USD 231 voters agreed in February, 2015, to give the school board the authority to increase local option budget taxes (LOB) up to 33 percent of the amount the...

John Toplikar Johnson County Commissioner Here are a few department highlights over the past year concerning the Sixth District of Johnson County government: County approval of construction on $9 million sewer project at Gardner...

Amelia Arvesen KU Statehouse Wire Service On the same farm where Andi and Kurt Dale raise cattle, pigs and chickens, they will attempt to grow cantaloupes and pumpkins this summer to sell to their neighbors in the city of...

Johanna Hecht, Kirsten Peterson KU Statehouse Wire Service Dozens of educators came to the Capitol last week to tell lawmakers they’re strongly opposed to a bill that would realign school districts in Kansas. Kansas school...

Carter Moelk KU Statehouse Wire Service A bill that would protect underage students who seek medical help after drinking is moving closer to becoming a reality. The Senate’s Lifeline 911 bill, also known as the Medical Amnesty...

Minami Levonowich KU Statehouse Wire Service Kansas currently creates enough wind energy to power nearly one million homes. By early 2017, 10 additional wind projects will be operating, potentially generating even more...

Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt has reorganized parts of his office that enforce the state’s open government laws. With the start of 2016, Schmidt has separated the responsibility for enforcing open government laws from...

Kelsie Jennings KU Statehouse Wire Service A bill could create a new classification of vehicles in Kansas known as “autocycles.” Proponents of House Bill 2044 say autocycles are neither cars nor motorcycles and need their own...

Kelsie Jennings KU Statehouse Wire Service A bill could create a new classification of vehicles in Kansas known as “autocycles.” Proponents of House Bill 2044 say autocycles are neither cars nor motorcycles and need their own...

Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt has reorganized parts of his office that enforce the state’s open government laws. With the start of 2016, Schmidt has separated the responsibility for enforcing open government laws from...

Participants Needed for Great Backyard Bird Count PRATT – In lieu of conducting the Kansas Winter Bird Feeder Survey this year, bird watchers around the state are asked to participate in the national Great Backyard Bird Count...